00:00Hundreds of millions of pesos changed hands during the reign of online cockfight gaming
00:04in the time of a three-year pandemic when money was so hard to come by.
00:09Those involved in this massive money-making activity include gambling lords, police officers,
00:14politicians, showbiz celebrities, cockpit master agents, Gamecock handlers, gaffers, and bettors.
00:21So it isn't a surprise if the body count of fixers, handlers, and other shady characters
00:26exceed a hundred as the president directed law enforcement and the DOJ to dig even deeper into the case
00:33as our Luisa Erispe reports.
00:37The palace believes an extensive investigation on the missing sabongeros needs to be done.
00:42This is after Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Lemulia confirmed in one of his interviews
00:47that the suspects behind the missing sabongeros may be the same suspects behind the drug war of the Duterte administration.
00:54Ganyan po ang nakikita sa mga investigasyon, mas lalo pa po dapat itong palawigin yung pag-iimbestiga rito
01:03dahil mukhang konektado ang mga nagawang krimen kung ito man po ay mapapatunayan.
01:11Hindi po natin sinasabi na sila na po ay guilty pero mas gusto po ng Pangulo,
01:17iuutos po talaga niya na dapat mabigyan ng hostisya ang mga nabiktima.
01:22The Department of Justice or DOJ earlier said that they are already conducting a deeper investigation on the case
01:29and figured that the crime may be considered corporate.
01:32Aside from businessman Atong Ang and actress Rechon Barreto,
01:37as mentioned by suspect alias Totoy,
01:39there are other individuals allegedly being linked on the case.
01:43Grabe ito, grabe ito, corporate na corporate to, corporate na corporate, corporate killing.
01:49Merong ano, merong dilusyante, merong mga government funksyonaris, iba-iba.
01:56Kasi sabi nga ang latest time, there was up to a Delta Group existing,
02:02bidin ng income bracket.
02:05Ano to eh, malaban ba itong naging isabong kasi ang dami talagang gusto sumakay dahil may pera.
02:11Remulya also added, aside from the initial Alpha Group, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta Group also exist.
02:19Members of these are linked to the crime and to the isabong.
02:22Hindi lang siya Alpha Group eh. Meron pa rin siya hanggang Delta Group eh.
02:25Charlie Group, Delta Group, Bravo Group.
02:28Teared lang siya according to the income stream that they all receive out of this isabong industry.
02:34As of now, there are individuals ready to testify before the DOJ against these groups.
02:39Remulya called on other suspects to coordinate with their office before they start cracking down each of them.
02:45Mabuting maaga pa lang pagsalita na sila kasi mahanap din namin yan, makikita din namin yan.
02:51In the long run, the case is going to haunt all of them.
02:56This is a long drawn-out case and the earlier they come in, the better.
02:59Pinasabi natin lahat ng may alam dyan pagsalita na kayo kasi nga baka kayo naman ang aming susunod.
03:07On the investigation on the alleged involvement of a judge in the case,
03:10Remulya said he will let the Supreme Court handle the investigation on the matter.
03:15I respect the Supreme Court and I know that they will not leave any stone unturned in their quest to straighten out our justice system.
03:26Alam nila na some of the problems are there because of the way that our justice system is configured.
03:34But PCSO Chairperson Felix P. Reyes released a statement after his name was dragged by alias Totoy as the so-called involved judge.
03:42Reyes denied allegations and asked Totoy to reveal specific cases he fixed for Atong Ang and if none, he dared Totoy to rather be silent instead.
03:52Reyes is ready to cooperate with the investigation.
03:54Meanwhile, on the search operations to be done this week, the DOJ said the body of the missing Sabongeros can be used as evidence in the case.
04:03But if not found, they believe conviction is still possible if there are other pieces of evidence against the suspects and of the crime.
04:10Luisa Erispe from the National TV for a new and better Philippines.
